00:00Swing the engine, let's get the party started as the National Under-17 boys had their World
00:12Cup dream cut short when they fell to a 2-0 defeat to host Costa Rica in their must-win
00:17final fixed-year in the CONCACAF Under-17 World Cup Qualifier last evening.
00:22A controversial first-half penalty and a late set-piece was enough to secure a 2-0 victory
00:26for the host, ending TNT's campaign.
00:30Diana were no longer a threat following their draw against the British Virgin Islands.
00:34A warm night in Costa Rica that made it a direct fight between the young soccer warriors
00:40and host Costa Rica for the final Under-17 World Cup qualifying spot.
00:44You know, roar.
00:45Both teams armed with the top individual scorers would find clear-cut scoring chances at a
00:50premium, but this infringement from Adam Peer would change everything.
00:54Closed out by a couple of defenders.
01:01Isaac Badia would dispatch it to give Los Ticos the 1-0 advantage.
01:05Badia slots it home and Costa Rica lead 1-0 here at home.
01:09After scoring 13 goals in their first three matches, neither TNT nor joint-top scorer
01:14Josiah Kalicharan would find clear-cut chances, but the hosts were getting closer.
01:20Cut back at the top of the box, but the shot is blocked at the top of the 18.
01:25And then a long-range shot hits the upright where the post meets the crossbar in that
01:31corner.
01:32What a strike.
01:33What a goal it would have been.
01:37And they would make another count of the corner from Tiefan Bali.
01:41And there is the game-sealing goal for Costa Rica, the header off the corner in the 87th
01:48minute.
01:49As the young soccer warriors' World Cup qualification hopes were dashed at the final 0.
01:56Terence Clark, TV6 Sport.
02:01Well, no time for boo-hoos over here as coach Sean Cooper took a philosophical approach
02:06as he credited his team's performance regardless of the outcome.
02:26That was a cat-and-mouse story going on outside there.
02:30But at the end of the day, Costa Rica is through and we just have to go back and see what we
02:36need to do better in our preparation to qualify for our World Cup next time.
02:43And the coach shared his reasons to be optimistic about the future for the young soccer warriors.
02:49Very bright, very bright.
02:51The goalkeeper, he's 14.
02:54We have a guy in the back, Adisa Richardson, he's an ex-14-year-old.
03:02We have a number of them, 09, so they will be back with the next under-17.
03:08So they now will be the experienced ones coming through.
03:13And it will only lend more to the experience.
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